Origin: 1860–65; alter. of skilling, orig. dial. (S England), ME skyling; sense suggests kinship with dial. scale hut, shed (< ON skāli;cf. shiel), but phonetic development obscure; see -ing3
n. an imaginary enormous number. : I have a skillion reasons why I won't marry you.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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